Carl Malmberg | |
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| Born | 26 June 1904 |
| Died | 6 February 1979 (aged 74) |
| Occupation(s) | Public health educator, writer |
Carl Malmberg (26 June 1904 – 6 February 1979) was an Americanpublic health educator,translator and writer.
Malmberg was born inOshkosh, Wisconsin.[1] He was the son of Anton Martin and Kirsten Marie Malmberg. He was educated atLawrence University (1921–1923) andColumbia University (1924–1927).[1] He was editor of theHealth and Hygiene magazine (1936–1938).[1] He was a managing supervisor for theAmerican Optometric Association (1938–1939).[1] He married Elizabeth Newhall on January 10, 1940.[1]
In the 1940s Malmberg was a Public Relations Advisor, Information Specialist forUnited States Public Health Service and Chief Investigator for U. S. Senate Subcommittee on Health and Education.[2][3][4] He was a writer for theDemocratic National Committee (1945–1946).[1]
Malmberg translated many articles and books from Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish.[5] He was a member of theAmerican Translators Association and theNew Hampshire Historical Society.[1]
He wrote fiction novels under the pseudonym Timothy Trent.[1] Towards the end of his life he resided atWest Lebanon, New Hampshire.[6]
In 1935, Malmberg authoredDiet and Die, a skeptical book critical offad diets.[7][8] The book criticized dietary fads, pseudo-scientific nutrition claims andquack remedies. Malmberg critically examined the ideas offasting,naturopathy,vegetarianism,low-protein diets,Gayelord Hauser's Eliminative Feeding System,Hay diet,mucusless diet and many others.
A review in theJournal of the American Medical Association concluded that "the book may well be recommended by all physicians to patients who are interested in being disillusioned relative to the fallacies that recur again and again in the field of nutrition."[7] TheAmerican Journal of Clinical Pathology, commented that "this excellent expose of fads and fadists who have plied their trade on the unsuspecting public is well worth reading. Physicians can do a real service for their patients by seeing that they procure a copy of it."[8]
A 1937 review inThe Philippine Journal of Science described the book as a "startling revelation of the different diet fads and medicinal frauds that are now found in the market... In this book one will find many popular diets in vogue in America, criticized severely and their inconsistencies and dangers clearly presented."[9]
Malmberg died on 6 February 1979 inHanover, New Hampshire, aged 74.[6]
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